A study of morphology and texture of natural levees-Cumberland Marshes, Saskatchewan, Canada

Geomorphology

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 43-55

  Cazanacli, Dan ^a   Smith, Norman D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FLOODPLAIN; LEVEE; OVERBANK SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0032415022     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(98)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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